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Metrolinx CEO apologizes after days of delays following derailment near Union Station
Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay apologized for delays after a low-speed derailment damaged key infrastructure, affecting over 200,000 daily riders with full service expected Saturday.
- Michael Lindsay, Metrolinx President and CEO, apologized on Friday after a difficult week of disruptions and said trains are expected to fully resume service on Saturday.
- A GO train derailed on Monday after leaving Union Station at low speed, with the rear car contacting a track switch and causing signal disruptions across the network.
- After re-railing the car, crews repaired switches and signals, removed the derailed rear passenger car on Tuesday, and testing continues today, praised as `nothing short of heroic` by Lindsay.
- More than 200,000 GO riders faced delays across Lakeshore East and West lines, with no reported injuries, as service nears full restoration on Friday.
- At a Metrolinx board meeting scheduled for Thursday, Michael Lindsay said the board will confirm preliminary findings and acknowledged communication gaps after reporters pressed him.
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Metrolinx CEO apologizes to GO train riders for delays since train derailment
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